Curtain-pole.



J. C. DE HAVEN CURTAIN POLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1912 1,042,093.r Patented 00t.22,1912.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR W rIdfleHa/ww ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONATHAN C. DE HAVEN, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOBERNARD J. HENNEY, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1912. Serial N 0. 691,358.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN C. DE HAVEN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Carnegie, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the primary object of myinvention is the provision of positive and reliable means, ashereinafter set forth, for connecting the upper ends of curtains to apole, without resorting to the use of pins, rings or fastening meansthat is liable to injure the ends of curtains.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide a curtain pole to whichcurtains can be easily and quickly attached and suitably draped orarranged whereby the curtains will present a neat and attractiveappearance.

A further object of this invention is to accomplish the above results bya mechanical construction that is durable, inexpensive to manufactureand highly eflicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the preferred form of pole. Fig. 2 is an enlargedlongitudinal sectional View of a port-ion of the same. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 2.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical pole body that has alongitudinal groove 2 extending from one end thereof to the oppositeend.

The reference numeral 3 denotes a rectangular cap block that has theouter end thereof provided with a suitable ornamentation 4. The innerend of the block 3 has a slot 5 to receive the end of the pole body 1,and in communication with the slot 5 there is a guide slot 6 andarranged in the guide slot 6 is a rectangular nut 7 that is guided inits movement by the walls of the slot 6. The nut 7 is carried by a screw8 that extends through an opening 9 provided therefor in the block 3,the outer end of the screw having a winged thumb nut 10.

Arranged longitudinally of the groove 2 of the pole body 1 is a rod 11and mounted on said rod is a sleeve 12 that is preferably made ofrubber, fabric or a soft material. It is over this sleeve that the upperends 13 of curtains 14 are draped and suitably arranged. The ends of therod 11 extend into the slot 6 and each end is bent at right angles, asat 15 and then to form an eye 16. The eye 16 is arranged upon the nut 7and encircles the screw 8, and by reference to Fig. 2 it will beobserved that one side of the nut is cut away to provide clearance forthe angle end 15 of the rod 11. The screws are made of a sufficientlength whereby when rotated, the nut 7 will be lowered within the slot 6a sufficient distance to permit of the rod 11 extending below and out ofthe groove 2. When in this position, the upper ends 13 of the curtainslet can be easily placed over said rod. The winged thumb nut 10 can thenbe rotated to replace the rod 11 within the groove 2.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised a curtainpole that will present a neat and attractive appearance in connectionwith a window, door or alcove frame, and that it is an extremely easymatter to arrange curtains in connection with the pole before placingthe pole upon brackets.

While in the drawing there are illustrated the preferred embodiments ofmy invention, itis to be understood that the structural elements aresusceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within thescope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A curtain pole comprising a pole body having alongitudinally extending groove formed therein, cap blocks arranged uponthe ends of said pole body and having slots formed therein, adjustablescrews carried by and extending into the slots of said blocks,vertically adjustable supporting nuts mounted upon said screws withinsaid slots, to the pole body by the adjustment of said a rod arranged insaid groove and provided l screws. 10 with angle-shaped ends positionedin said I In testimony whereof I affix my signature slots, saidangle-shaped ends having their l in the presence of two witnesses.

free termini provided with eyes encircling l JONATHAN C. DE HAVEN. saidscrews above said nuts, said angle- \Vitnesses:

shaped ends supported by said nuts whereby l B. J. I-IENNEY,

said rod can be raised and lowered relatively i MAX H. SROLOVITZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington D. C.

